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Zhansaya Abdumalik. ©Vladimir Dmitriyev
Chess: Kazakhstan's Zhansaya Abdumalik won silver at World Championship

Kazakhstan chess player Zhansaya Abdumalik gained 8.5 points and became second at the World Chess Championship.

Chess: Kazakhstan's Zhansaya Abdumalik won silver at World Championship
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Japan, India to cooperate on rare earth production

Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding with India to promote joint production of rare earth minerals, a move which will help reduce its reliance on China which controls most of the world's supply.

Japan, India to cooperate on rare earth production
Britain to end aid to India in 2015

Britain's government said on Friday it will stop all aid to India in 2015 and slash its remaining handouts, bowing to domestic pressure over its foreign development budget at a time of austerity.

Britain to end aid to India in 2015
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Naomi Campbell hosts huge party for boyfriend in India

A star-studded guestlist including Kate Moss and Bob Geldof gathered in India Wednesday for a lavish 50th birthday party arranged by supermodel Naomi Campbell for her Russian billionaire boyfriend.

Naomi Campbell hosts huge party for boyfriend in India
22 dead in floods, 60,000 displaced: govt official

Torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have killed at least 22 people and displaced tens of thousands of villagers over the past week.

22 dead in floods, 60,000 displaced: govt official
Indian wardens bang drums to halt peeing in public

Volunteers in India armed with drums and whistles are to lead a crackdown on going to the toilet in public under a new scheme in the western state of Rajasthan.

Indian wardens bang drums to halt peeing in public
India tries handing out cash to help teeming poor

Uddal Singh, a retired army sergeant, is part of an experiment trying out radical changes to the Indian welfare system that the government plans to adopt nation-wide.

India tries handing out cash to help teeming poor
S. Korea readies third bid to join global space club

South Korea hopes to launch a satellite into space on Friday in its third attempt to join an elite club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India.

S. Korea readies third bid to join global space club
World pledges more money to protect biodiversity

Efforts to reverse the worrying loss of Earth's dwindling natural resources received a substantial boost on Saturday when a UN conference in India agreed to double biodiversity aid to poor countries.

World pledges more money to protect biodiversity
Indians say sainthood for Mohawk woman long overdue

Rays of sunlight seep through a stained glass window at the tomb on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River of the tribeswoman who on Sunday will become the first American Indian saint.

Indians say sainthood for Mohawk woman long overdue
Indian acting legend Bachchan celebrates turning 70

India's favourite film star Amitabh Bachchan turned 70 on Thursday, marking his birthday with a lavish celebrity party and drawing hundreds of fans to cheer their hero outside his home.

Indian acting legend Bachchan celebrates turning 70
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India's rupee at near 6-month-high on reform boost

The Indian rupee on Friday soared to its highest level against the dollar in almost six months after the embattled government pushed ahead with more measures to attract foreign investment.

India's rupee at near 6-month-high on reform boost
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Emerging powers press rich nations on emissions cuts

Brazil, China, India and South Africa urged industrialized nations to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations meeting later this year.

Emerging powers press rich nations on emissions cuts
Hidden Cartier-Bresson images exhibited for first time

Long-hidden photographs from French master Henri Cartier-Bresson are to be exhibited this weekend for the first time, shedding light on a little-known and controversial project of his in India.

Hidden Cartier-Bresson images exhibited for first time
Indian blaze death toll rises to 38

The death toll from a huge blaze at a fireworks factory in southern India rose to 38 on Thursday as police revealed that the plant's licence had been suspended only a day before the tragedy.

Indian blaze death toll rises to 38
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Coffee giant Starbucks taps into tea-loving India

Starbucks is betting on big returns as it seeks to lure an expanding legion of coffee lovers in India -- primarily a tea-drinking nation where lifestyle changes have spawned a booming market for cafes.

Coffee giant Starbucks taps into tea-loving India
Death penalty confirmed for Mumbai attacks gunman

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed.

Death penalty confirmed for Mumbai attacks gunman
Life or death decisions for India's new president

Among the ceremonial invitations piled on the desk of India's new president Pranab Mukherjee sits a small file that could provide the veteran politician with one of his biggest challenges.

Life or death decisions for India's new president
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India to launch Mars mission: PM

India plans to launch a space probe that will orbit Mars, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed on Wednesday after press reports that the mission was scheduled to begin late next year.

India to launch Mars mission: PM
Asian economies most at risk from natural disasters

Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards, according to research published on Wednesday.

Asian economies most at risk from natural disasters